FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cell phones
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FEMA records show officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use FEMA's system to send warnings to phones in the hours as the flooding began on July 4.
At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.
Kerr County volunteers pause search and recovery efforts due to emergency alert. Community remains ready to resume once the danger passes.
Colorado has sent Task Force 1 to Kerr County, Texas, to assist in searches and cleanup efforts along the Guadalupe River.
It’s the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month.
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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.
Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
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